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that's how spy networks work in washington. they find people who have access to classified information, they try to exploit them in any way they can, sometimes with women. we still don't know for sure, piers, we here at cnn, who the woman was who he had the affair with. i want to reiterate that one more time. there are lots of reporters giving different tips. we haven't gone on the record with that yet, but we do know that it was prompted by this fbi tip that the two were having an affair, paula broadwell and the general. >> let's turn to someone who did a big biography piece on general petraeus. she spent a lot of time with him. are you surprised by this? >> if someone asked me of all the guys you've interviewed, who would be most likely to be embroiled in some crazy extramarital affair, the last person, besides joe biden, would be general petraeus. and yet, on the other hand, it's not that shocking. this is a guy who was like a full-time career nerd who has been a rock star for the past five to seven years. so it's really not
that's how spy networks work in washington. they find people who have access to classified information, they try to exploit them in any way they can, sometimes with women. we still don't know for sure, piers, we here at cnn, who the woman was who he had the affair with. i want to reiterate that one more time. there are lots of reporters giving different tips. we haven't gone on the record with that yet, but we do know that it was prompted by this fbi tip that the two were having an affair,...
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a government source says that kelley has been known to be on the washington social circuit. it's possible they had socialized here, but source say friends are describing her as feeling like she's an innocent victim in this and that a friend of petraeus' who spoke with him throughout the weekend and also today, erin, says that the general, the retired general has assisted to his friends that he only had one affair. only one other woman. >> the big question tonight, who knew what, and when did they know it about the petraeus affair? and does the timing of his resignation add up? here's what we can tell you tonight, in the early summer the fbi began an investigation. by the late summer, high level officials at the fbi and the justice department were notified. that investigators uncovered what appeared to be an affair between petraeus and broadwell. now, according to the "wall street journal," eric holder is among those who were informed. now, between october 21st and november 3rd, the fbi agented interviewed broadwell and petraeus. then on october 31st, eric cantor's office was
a government source says that kelley has been known to be on the washington social circuit. it's possible they had socialized here, but source say friends are describing her as feeling like she's an innocent victim in this and that a friend of petraeus' who spoke with him throughout the weekend and also today, erin, says that the general, the retired general has assisted to his friends that he only had one affair. only one other woman. >> the big question tonight, who knew what, and when...
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. >>> good morning, washington dc. so glad you're starting your day with cnn. take a look there at the white house. you know folks are up and adam early trying to work out a deal on that fiscal cliff looming over all of us. you can say that 50 never looked so good, "sky fall" hoped last night, 50 years after the original. this is daniel craig's third turn as a super spy and the movie is making a killing. "variety" reports that the movie could take in $80 million in it's u.s. opening. most in franchise history. >> just because the election is over doesn't mean the politicians aren't still targets. the late night comedians had their way with washington last night, take a look. >>> i heard a update, power outages, anybody here? i heard a update from com-ed, the electricity company, they said the republicans flow be without power for the next four years. >> speaking of mitt romney, now that he's out of the presidential race, he will no longer receive protection from the secret service. or as big bird put it -- sup? >> 75% of the gas stations in new york are closed
. >>> good morning, washington dc. so glad you're starting your day with cnn. take a look there at the white house. you know folks are up and adam early trying to work out a deal on that fiscal cliff looming over all of us. you can say that 50 never looked so good, "sky fall" hoped last night, 50 years after the original. this is daniel craig's third turn as a super spy and the movie is making a killing. "variety" reports that the movie could take in $80 million in...
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tonight, washington is none too happy about being left out of the loop as the fbi investigates the general petraeus sex scandal. >> it's rather shocking to find out candidly that we weren't briefed. >> it would have been nice to know before we saw it on tv. >> the president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding general petraeus on thursday. >> meanwhile, the top general in afghanistan allegedly caught red-handed exchanging flirtatious e-mails of his own with jill kelley. plus the debut of my new cnn colleague, the culinary superstar who will dine on anything, anthony bourdain is here. joining me is barbara starr and intelligence correspondent, suzanne kelly. welcome back to you both. every night i say right off the top, can any of us get our heads round this and how much more ridiculous can it get, and lo and behold, it gets more ridiculous. barbara starr, let's try and get to what we believe to be the facts behind all the kind of lurid, titillating headlines. a second general today, petraeus' successor in afghanistan, general john allen, a marine corps
tonight, washington is none too happy about being left out of the loop as the fbi investigates the general petraeus sex scandal. >> it's rather shocking to find out candidly that we weren't briefed. >> it would have been nice to know before we saw it on tv. >> the president was certainly surprised when he was informed about the situation regarding general petraeus on thursday. >> meanwhile, the top general in afghanistan allegedly caught red-handed exchanging flirtatious...
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we talk so much about the fiscal cliff and focussing on washington, but it's very true. so many families have their own. >> i mean, we are going through so much technological change more in the last ten years than the world went through in the last century. >> very true. >> it's going to take us a while to adjust. >> we'll get there one way or the other. >> reserve chairman ben bernanke coming with us this week in our global summit to amplify the importance of financial dignity and professor young is co-chairing that. >> thank you very much. appreciate it. very important discussion. >>> as we mentioned operation hope is hosting this summit, and the chairman ben bernanke will be the keynote speaker there. for more on operation hope, can you check out their website operation hope.org. >>> well, believe it or not 2016 is just around the corner. all right. pretty big corner. we admit that. it's never too early to start looking at the next presidential pain, dare i say that? we've got your first look. ee opy in today's challenging environment. unless you have the right perspe
we talk so much about the fiscal cliff and focussing on washington, but it's very true. so many families have their own. >> i mean, we are going through so much technological change more in the last ten years than the world went through in the last century. >> very true. >> it's going to take us a while to adjust. >> we'll get there one way or the other. >> reserve chairman ben bernanke coming with us this week in our global summit to amplify the importance of...
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suzanne kelly, cnn, washington. >> suzanne, thank you very much. pea tray was' confession and resignation stunned the entire intelligence community. >>> next we'll talk with general spider marks, he knows both the people involved in the petraeus decision. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella university, you'll have the knowledge to go further in your career than you ever thought possible. let's get started at capella.edu to provide a better benefits package... oahhh! [ male announcer ] it made a big splash with the employees. [ duck yelling ] [ male announcer ] find out more at... [ duck ] aflac! [ male announcer ] ...forbusiness.com. ♪ ha ha! consider the silverado 1500 -- still the most dependable, longest-lasting full-size pickups on the road. and now we've also been recognized for lowest total cost of ownership -- based on important things, like deprecia
suzanne kelly, cnn, washington. >> suzanne, thank you very much. pea tray was' confession and resignation stunned the entire intelligence community. >>> next we'll talk with general spider marks, he knows both the people involved in the petraeus decision. employees are being forced to do more with less. and the need for capable leaders is greater than ever. when you see these problems do you take a step back, or do you want to dive right in? with a degree in business from capella...
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. >>> voters in two states, washington state and colorado, voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. we're not talking about medicine, but simply to get high for fun. check out some of the reaction in colorado this week. >> i am feeling amazing. this is the best day i've seen in my life. >> obviously, it's always nice to be right. so, but, you know, we're really happy and, most importantly, it's just great that we're not going to see another 10,000 colorado e coloradoans arrested. >> joining me now is neal franklin, a 32-year law enforcement veteran in maryland and also speaks for a group called le against prohibition. >> i'm in favor because marijuana legalization is not something new. this policy of prohibition has been a perpetual policy disaster for over four decades now. as a matter of fact, one of th first law enforcement leaders, a man by the name of august vietnam vommer chief of berkeley in california and also the first leader of international chiefs of police. right after the end of alcohol prohibition in the 1930s, he said that managing drugs in our community is an is
. >>> voters in two states, washington state and colorado, voted to legalize marijuana for recreational use. we're not talking about medicine, but simply to get high for fun. check out some of the reaction in colorado this week. >> i am feeling amazing. this is the best day i've seen in my life. >> obviously, it's always nice to be right. so, but, you know, we're really happy and, most importantly, it's just great that we're not going to see another 10,000 colorado e...
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joining me now is rejeve from "the washington post." good morning to you. do you think general would have step dound if clapper hadn't suggested it? >> good morning, randi. i think pe tratraeus faced withs investigation, faced with officials understanding what has occurred between him and his biographer paula broadwell was left with little choice. with everything i know, i think that resignation would have been something he likely would have suggested himself as well. >> you have written quite a bit about petraeus. how surprised were you when you heard this news? >> profoundly surprised. it didn't seem in character. petraeus was something nr than just a shrewd battlefield tactician, a very capable strategist. for the last several years, he had fashioned himself as a leader of troops who spoke not just about courage on the battlefield but about personal character and virtue, and this was a man who held himself up and wanted the forces under him to hold themselves up to a higher standard. it really -- to all who know him -- and i've spoken to many individual
joining me now is rejeve from "the washington post." good morning to you. do you think general would have step dound if clapper hadn't suggested it? >> good morning, randi. i think pe tratraeus faced withs investigation, faced with officials understanding what has occurred between him and his biographer paula broadwell was left with little choice. with everything i know, i think that resignation would have been something he likely would have suggested himself as well. >>...
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joining us now from washington, howard kurtz, host of cnn's "reliable sources" and "newsweek's" washington bureau chief. your column today suggests that david petraeus had a lot to do with constructing his own image, which was quite good. he devoted a lot of time talking and courting journalists. correct? >> that is exactly right. this is a guy who when he was a four star general and even as a junior officer was portrayed as practically being able to walk on water. he was on magazine covers, he was touted as a potential presidential candidate, and that was no accident. he gave a lot of access to selected journalists, not the kind of access that perhaps paula broadwell got, but nonetheless journalists travelled with him in war zones and called them to talk off the record or on background to keep those relationships strong. >> has the media given him a pass because people like him? and he had a stellar record? if this was a guy that had some controversy in his past or maybe wasn't real courteous to people and had a bad reputation, people would have been all over him, but the tone seems to be
joining us now from washington, howard kurtz, host of cnn's "reliable sources" and "newsweek's" washington bureau chief. your column today suggests that david petraeus had a lot to do with constructing his own image, which was quite good. he devoted a lot of time talking and courting journalists. correct? >> that is exactly right. this is a guy who when he was a four star general and even as a junior officer was portrayed as practically being able to walk on water. he...
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should washington be concerned about egypt's role in this conflict? >> reporter: well, first off, we should point out that at this point it is not clear what egypt's role is in this conflict. it is not clear if what we're hearing is rhetoric or something behind the rhetoric. i think egypt's role will be clearer and clearer in the coming days and weeks. as far as the question whether washington should be worried, it depends how you process and digest all these developments. if someone sitting in washington and they buy into this very fiery rhetoric, sure, they could be concerned. rhetoric has been tough. rhetoric in tough condemnation by mohamed morsi. if you look at what is happening beyond the rhetoric, you can say egypt has not taken any steps that can be viewed as extreme or radical, certainly haven't taken up arms against the israelis. doesn't look like they have given hamas material support. they have come out and explicitly said they're going to maintain the peace accord signed in 1979 between egypt and israel, all these, don, are indications th
should washington be concerned about egypt's role in this conflict? >> reporter: well, first off, we should point out that at this point it is not clear what egypt's role is in this conflict. it is not clear if what we're hearing is rhetoric or something behind the rhetoric. i think egypt's role will be clearer and clearer in the coming days and weeks. as far as the question whether washington should be worried, it depends how you process and digest all these developments. if someone...
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more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! i'm gonna stand up to her! no you're not. i know. you know ronny folks who save hundreds of dollars switching to geico sure are happy. how happy are they jimmy? happier than a witch in a broom factory. get happy. get geico. fifteen minutes could save you fifteen percent or more. how they'll live tomorrow. for more than 116 years, ameriprise financial has worked for their clients' futures. helping millions of americans retire on their terms. when they want. where they want. doing what they want. ameriprise. the strength of a leader in retirement planning. the heart of 10,
more washington gridlock. no, it's worse -- look, our taxes are about to go up. not the taxes on our dividends though, right? that's a big part of our retirement. oh, no, it's dividends, too. the rate on our dividends would more than double. but we depend on our dividends to help pay our bills. we worked hard to save. well, the president and congress have got to work together to stop this dividend tax hike. before it's too late. wooohooo....hahaahahaha! oh...there you go....
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i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i don't see how the cia is saying he's not going to testify. i think his testimony is certainly valuable. it's certainly necessary. he was at the center of this. and he has answers that only he has, so i don't see what one has to do with the other and so i would hope and expect that he's going to testify one way or the other. if it's not thursday, very soon after that. he certainly should be, he is an absolutely essential witness. maybe more than anyone else. >> so you're going to ask that he does come and testify regardless of his role? >> yeah, absolutely. it's absolutely necessary witness and again, his fin
i met him when he was in iraq and there's a will the of rumors, you hear about people in washington. i never heard anything about general petraeus at all, so this came as a total shock. >> he's not going to be testifying on benghazi next week as a result of this. does that bother you given all the questions there are about benghaziy questions about the cia's ininvolvement? >> yeah, really, david petraeus testifying has nothing to do with whether or not he's the cia director and i...
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voters in maine, maryland and washington state said yes to it. it marks the first time voters and not legislators or judges have actually decided the issue. opponents say the laws endanger the very fabric of society. joining me now is professor charles mckckinney, a sizzle rights historian. good morning, professor. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> so do you think the passage of same-sex marriage laws in maine, maryland and washington signal the beginning of a cultural shift? >> i think that's quite possibly the case. as we've known -- as we've seen in the past, legislatures that have tried to pass this have been less successful. so this could be an indicator of a significant shift in -- or the confirmation of a shift that's already taken place in people's thinking around this issue. >> you know there are certainly times within our history as a nation that many look back and they say we can't believe that we let this happen. for example, laws banning african-americans from voting. laws banning african-americans and whites from marryin
voters in maine, maryland and washington state said yes to it. it marks the first time voters and not legislators or judges have actually decided the issue. opponents say the laws endanger the very fabric of society. joining me now is professor charles mckckinney, a sizzle rights historian. good morning, professor. thank you for joining us. >> good morning. >> so do you think the passage of same-sex marriage laws in maine, maryland and washington signal the beginning of a cultural...
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cmn's state of the union host candy crowley is live in washington. candy, good morning. what are lawmakers expecting in this investigation? >> well, you know, what's interesting is this investigation -- and there are many of them going on, not just on capitol hill. you know, there's an outside one as well. has to do with the run-up to what happened in benghazi. was more security asked for by the ambassador himself prior to this horrific event in benghazi? were they aware of any kind of increased security because it was 9/11? then there was the attack itself. what the heck happened? how was it that we lost four americans in that attack that went on for hours and hours? why didn't help come? there's many questions. then there's the aftermath, and that is, wait a second, when did the administration know it was not about a videotape, it was not about a riot outside the benghazi consulate? it was, in fact, a terrorist attack. was it a planned terrorist attack? who were the terrorists? do we have them in custody? it really kind of runs the gambit from before the attack to afte
cmn's state of the union host candy crowley is live in washington. candy, good morning. what are lawmakers expecting in this investigation? >> well, you know, what's interesting is this investigation -- and there are many of them going on, not just on capitol hill. you know, there's an outside one as well. has to do with the run-up to what happened in benghazi. was more security asked for by the ambassador himself prior to this horrific event in benghazi? were they aware of any kind of...
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also, our panel here many washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger, donna brazil, and our national security contributor fran townsend, also a member of the cia's external advisory board. we also have our chief business correspondent ali velshi standing by in new york. our senior who will be at the news conference east room to get ready to ask questions. jess cardiacs i'll start with you. set the stage for us. how much concern is there at the white house right now that this general petraeus scandal could overshadow some of the other critical items on the president's agenda, especially the looming financial crisis. he knows that will also be a topic of discussion with the meeting at the end of the week on friday with congressional leaders for fiscal cliff negotiations. i expect you will hear questions on all those issues, on the fiscal cliff, whether he will sit down and meet with speaker boehner one-on-one. will he take a more active role as fran townsend just brought up, setting a tone inside the military for
also, our panel here many washington. our chief political analyst gloria borger, donna brazil, and our national security contributor fran townsend, also a member of the cia's external advisory board. we also have our chief business correspondent ali velshi standing by in new york. our senior who will be at the news conference east room to get ready to ask questions. jess cardiacs i'll start with you. set the stage for us. how much concern is there at the white house right now that this general...
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we'll play parts of the duelling events today in washington. we'll talk about whether the country's leaders are willing to put decent dysfunction ahead of the compromise the country cl r clearly voted for. >> thank you and we'll see you in just a few moments. >>> our fifth story, karl rove losing his touch. the man who spent years on top of the conservative political world, the man dubbed george w. bush's brain. his super pac spent a huge amount on the election. they shelled out more than $170 million. 1.29% of that resulted in winning elections. the second biggest winner, a super pac called restore our future, had a zero percent return. now, a branch of karl rove's organization, did a bit better. return of investment, about 13.7%. ken, you've been crunching the numbers. if they get anything for their money? >> well, what they would argue and what i understand your guests in the last segment probably will argue, it would have been a lot worse. what that money did was keep mitt romney at a level playing field with with barack obama after the gop
we'll play parts of the duelling events today in washington. we'll talk about whether the country's leaders are willing to put decent dysfunction ahead of the compromise the country cl r clearly voted for. >> thank you and we'll see you in just a few moments. >>> our fifth story, karl rove losing his touch. the man who spent years on top of the conservative political world, the man dubbed george w. bush's brain. his super pac spent a huge amount on the election. they shelled out...
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the default in washington is in action. >> president obama in 2009. meredith is a special correspondent for nbc news with her husband and i want to clarify this. you don't want to kill your dog. the potential dog killer is your husband. >> i want p.e.t.a. to be clear on this. >> it comes as an extraordinary book. >> there is the president. he has got it again. pretty convincing in the end. and engulfed in the bizarre l i lurid tale of generals and sex what do you make of it? >> i think the biggest mistake that has been made is starting the investigation. >> i think this was un-necessary. i think it was tramabling on people's rights. privacy rights. >> you have two women competing for his affections. one that has been having the affair and one that has been flirtatious. >> do we know that was the way she was with general petreaus? >> either way, it is their squable and the next thing we know the cia trek tore is being grilled by the fbi and has to resign. and without any security to it. which appears to be the case. you are left with an affair and ther
the default in washington is in action. >> president obama in 2009. meredith is a special correspondent for nbc news with her husband and i want to clarify this. you don't want to kill your dog. the potential dog killer is your husband. >> i want p.e.t.a. to be clear on this. >> it comes as an extraordinary book. >> there is the president. he has got it again. pretty convincing in the end. and engulfed in the bizarre l i lurid tale of generals and sex what do you make of...
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that's certainly not the first sex scandal to bring down someone in washington, it certainly won't be the last. but tonight there are growing questions about the timing of how the word got out, whether more people in the government should have been told or been told sooner that the fbi was investigating a case involving the director of the cia. we're keeping them honest as we do every night not to take sides, you can get that on other cable news channels, but to look for the truth, the facts. here's what we know right now about who knew what and when. according to "wall street journal" the fbi discovered the affair between petraeus and his biographer, paula broadwell, in late summer. we'll have more on how in just a moment. so the fbi reportedly knew in late summer that the head of the cia was having an affair, but it wasn't until months later after election day that president obama found out, and the house and senate intelligence committees didn't find out until friday. congressional leaders from both parties are angry, they say they should have been notified sooner that there were p
that's certainly not the first sex scandal to bring down someone in washington, it certainly won't be the last. but tonight there are growing questions about the timing of how the word got out, whether more people in the government should have been told or been told sooner that the fbi was investigating a case involving the director of the cia. we're keeping them honest as we do every night not to take sides, you can get that on other cable news channels, but to look for the truth, the facts....
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. >>> our second story "outfront," war in washington. both sides blaming the other for a lack of action on that fiscal cliff. when taxes duoup and spending gets slashed. today, the rhetoric was ratcheted up another notch as mitch mcconnell slammed the president's plan. to raise 1.6 trillion in tax increases over the next ten years. >> an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson bowles or more than any other commission has called for. it's twice as much as the white house seemed ready to agree to during last summer's debt ceiling talks. a joke. >> dick durbin joins me now. good to see you. it's a joke. what do you think? >>. >> i think senator mcconnell needs to take another look at the report. i severed on that commission. a reduction of $4 trillion came from revenue. it was in the range of $1.6 trillion. >> you talk about 1.6 trillion. there's ways to get there in ways that don't necessarily raise tax rates. you could cap deductions at $35,000 and have the estate tax go back to where it was an
. >>> our second story "outfront," war in washington. both sides blaming the other for a lack of action on that fiscal cliff. when taxes duoup and spending gets slashed. today, the rhetoric was ratcheted up another notch as mitch mcconnell slammed the president's plan. to raise 1.6 trillion in tax increases over the next ten years. >> an opening bid of $1.6 trillion in new taxes just isn't serious. it's more than simpson bowles or more than any other commission has...
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let's go back to washington to another part of washington. thank you so much for sticking around. we appreciate it. >> happy to do so. >> can i ask you one question about nancy pelosi? >> sure. >> okay. she wasn't exactly reaching out to republicans in that news conference. she was saying that this is a show of force for democrats in the house and made that very clear. in your mind as a republican, what does that say? >> well, i hope what we don't do is begin to divide the country again and look for ways at the outset to look at division. i worked hand in hand in my area on the violence against women act. had many women at the top of the offices that i ran and have a deep respect for their accomplishments and what they contribute. i echo in many ways, the necessity for that to be appreciated and if r women to play a more meaningful role, but we're one country as well and so long as it's being produced as an empowerment, i git, but we can't be providing as well. >> many republicans think nancy pelosi is the problem. at least part of the problem, for gridlock in congress. what do yo
let's go back to washington to another part of washington. thank you so much for sticking around. we appreciate it. >> happy to do so. >> can i ask you one question about nancy pelosi? >> sure. >> okay. she wasn't exactly reaching out to republicans in that news conference. she was saying that this is a show of force for democrats in the house and made that very clear. in your mind as a republican, what does that say? >> well, i hope what we don't do is begin to...
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washington can't keep ducking the tough decisions. and the fiscal cliff we're headed toward provides an opportunity for both parties to change our country's irresponsible spending path. >> both sides may have to give ground to get a deal. the white house and democrats have pushed for increasing income tax rates on the wealthy. republicans have preferred to focus on closing tax loopholes and eliminating deductions and tax credits. >>> coast guard patrol boats and helicopters still searching a 1400-square mile section for the gulf of mexico for two missing oil workers. they haven't been seen since friday, when an explosion tore through the oil platform where they were working. 11 workers were hurt in the blast. >>> a spokesman for black elk energy, which runs the platform, says the fire is out. federal authorities are investigating the cause of that. >>> nfl legend mike ditka has suffered what's been called a mild stroke. the former coach and hall of flame player told the "chicago tribune" he feels good and it's not a big deal. ditka is
washington can't keep ducking the tough decisions. and the fiscal cliff we're headed toward provides an opportunity for both parties to change our country's irresponsible spending path. >> both sides may have to give ground to get a deal. the white house and democrats have pushed for increasing income tax rates on the wealthy. republicans have preferred to focus on closing tax loopholes and eliminating deductions and tax credits. >>> coast guard patrol boats and helicopters still...
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retired army general cnn contributor james spider marks joining us from washington. first of all, lawmakers say they watch this video. they saw the attack from beginning to end, and it even included shots of the ambassador being dragged out from this building here. hard to watch. why didn't this intelligence actually help with the initial response and a potential rescue mission? >> suzanne, you are really getting a tactical view of what occurred, and i don't think there was any debate in any of the discussions over the course of the last two months that this was brutal, that this was very targeted. the issue became what motivated this to occur, and, again, from the outset, i don't think anybody argued that the type of weapon systems that were involved in this attack were pretty sophisticated, so, again, how did this occur? what were the motivations for it. >> what was it the consulate knew about, their surroundings, so they were prepared for these kind of eventualities, who would take the appropriate risk? every time you deploy, any time an ambassador goes anywhere,
retired army general cnn contributor james spider marks joining us from washington. first of all, lawmakers say they watch this video. they saw the attack from beginning to end, and it even included shots of the ambassador being dragged out from this building here. hard to watch. why didn't this intelligence actually help with the initial response and a potential rescue mission? >> suzanne, you are really getting a tactical view of what occurred, and i don't think there was any debate in...
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washington and colorado decided to end the failed policy of prohibition. marijuana prohibition didn't work any better than alcohol prohibition. >> kevin, some of the costs involved, you know, 853,000 arrests for marijuana violations in 2010. really? isn't it a waste of law enforcement resources? >> it's a red herring to bring that out. for the ras, we can arrest and do it in a way where it doesn't follow somebody for their whole life. you know what arrest rate for alcohol last year? 2.6 million a year, and that's because alcohol is heavily advertised, it's commercialized and it's available in normal. when we normize marijuana, we bring it more to society. big tobacco is ready to pounce on this. big tobacco. >> -- >> no need to do that. you know that zero people have died from marijuana overdoses in history. 30,000 people die from alcohol overdoses. these laws are hypocritical. we'll criminalizing adults from using a fundamentally safe substance. >> i'm not criminalizing adults. death isn't the only outcome we're worried about. we're worried about the learn
washington and colorado decided to end the failed policy of prohibition. marijuana prohibition didn't work any better than alcohol prohibition. >> kevin, some of the costs involved, you know, 853,000 arrests for marijuana violations in 2010. really? isn't it a waste of law enforcement resources? >> it's a red herring to bring that out. for the ras, we can arrest and do it in a way where it doesn't follow somebody for their whole life. you know what arrest rate for alcohol last year?...
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you look at george washington, what could a leader today say, wow, george washington did "x" and the takeaway for me is -- >> this is my third novel about george washington. and the message in all three of them is pretty straightforward. we don't have giant problems right now. we have challenges, we have things we've got to get done in 2013. but, washington had giant problems. i mean, they were taking on the greatest empire on the planet, by the time you get to the yorktown campaign they've been fighting for over six years. people are very demoralized. they're very exhausted. british are sitting in manhattan with the royal navy. washington can't drive them out. doesn't have the military capacity to do it. and he knows he can't just keep sitting around, he knows people are getting really tired. and they're going to start saying why don't we cut a deal? and so he takes a third of his army and sends it to the south, where they fight with general corn wallace the british commander and gradually wear him out and cornwallis decides to wait to be rescued by the british navy. our french alli
you look at george washington, what could a leader today say, wow, george washington did "x" and the takeaway for me is -- >> this is my third novel about george washington. and the message in all three of them is pretty straightforward. we don't have giant problems right now. we have challenges, we have things we've got to get done in 2013. but, washington had giant problems. i mean, they were taking on the greatest empire on the planet, by the time you get to the yorktown...
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just a shot here in washington. if you had polled the top minds in washington a week ago and asked them about david petraeus, they would be more likely to talk about future career ambitions than what was going on outside his marriage. that was such a stunner yesterday. not only did david petraeus step down as head of the cia, but admitted to doing so in a letter that he wrote to employees at the cia and i think, you know, processing sort of the shock of that is one part of this, but the other part that we're going to really focus on in the coming week is finding out more of those details, particularly the timing of this. if there was an fbi investigation going on, which we now know there was, what were they looking at and how long did they know? was the white house aware of this and isn't it odd that itp haened, that he stepped down and came forward with this revelation just a couple days after the election? >> why was the fbi involved? this was based on a tip, right? >> yeah, yeah. we were told that a u.s. official
just a shot here in washington. if you had polled the top minds in washington a week ago and asked them about david petraeus, they would be more likely to talk about future career ambitions than what was going on outside his marriage. that was such a stunner yesterday. not only did david petraeus step down as head of the cia, but admitted to doing so in a letter that he wrote to employees at the cia and i think, you know, processing sort of the shock of that is one part of this, but the other...
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the columnist for "the washington post." he's joining us from "the washington post" and the u.s. army general, mark kimmitt, retired, who's worked at the state department as well as the military. general kimmitt, a lot of people are asking, these indiscretions now from the highest levels, these totally respected generals. it may be part of a bigger, systemic problem within the military. do you believe that? >> well, i really don't. i mean, what makes these unique is sort of the level that these are happening. the fact remains, at any period of time, a certain number of generals are being investigated for indiscretions. in this case, two four stars, three in you include general ward. but the military needs to take an internal look, really evaluate to see if this is, in fact, something institutional or if this is just episodic. >> look at these poll numbers, david. we asked -- not we, but nbc and "the wall street journal" in a recent poll, do you have a great deal or quite a bit of confidence in the u.s. military? 76% said they do. the presidency, 42%. the supreme court, 33%. will
the columnist for "the washington post." he's joining us from "the washington post" and the u.s. army general, mark kimmitt, retired, who's worked at the state department as well as the military. general kimmitt, a lot of people are asking, these indiscretions now from the highest levels, these totally respected generals. it may be part of a bigger, systemic problem within the military. do you believe that? >> well, i really don't. i mean, what makes these unique is...
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many americans are fed up with washington. jesse ventura has a lot to say about that in the fast past. i'm sure he will tonight. he's host of "conspiracy theory" with jesse venture ona our sister network, true tv. >> i thought i wonder what jesse ventura is thinking of this. obama still president, nothing much has changed. can we expect anything to improve? >> well, i don't know. they spent $6 billion was spent to keep it the same and we could have used that money for a lot of different things, and they told us this time they are going to work together for bipartisanship and after all, they are politicians, they wouldn't lie to us, would they? >> the ones with the real problems, not the democrats, they got back in. but republicans who seem to have just run up against a large cliff. what are the republicans do to try to reinvent themselves, make them more relevant do you think? >> you need to change their ideas rather than their people. if you bring forward the same people with the same ideas, you will head off the same cliff.
many americans are fed up with washington. jesse ventura has a lot to say about that in the fast past. i'm sure he will tonight. he's host of "conspiracy theory" with jesse venture ona our sister network, true tv. >> i thought i wonder what jesse ventura is thinking of this. obama still president, nothing much has changed. can we expect anything to improve? >> well, i don't know. they spent $6 billion was spent to keep it the same and we could have used that money for a...
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there is a link through to my "washington post" column. let's get started now. >>> let's get right to our panel to talk about just how you plan for a successful second term in the white house. my guests are all old white house hands. they are ken duberstein, who was white house chief of staff in ronald reagan's second term. john podesta had the same job in bill clinton's second term. and cnn's david gergen advised those two presidents plus presidents nixon and ford. john, you were there before and during the transition and chief of staff in the second term. how do you re-energize an administration going into the second term? is it important to change personnel? is it important to have new policy initiative? what were your lessons? >> well, there's a natural changing of personnel because these are grueling jobs so a lot of people are going to leave. we know the secretary of state hillary clinton and secretary of treasury tim geithner are leaving. those are two of the all-stars in the administration. so there's going to be a lot of turnover.
there is a link through to my "washington post" column. let's get started now. >>> let's get right to our panel to talk about just how you plan for a successful second term in the white house. my guests are all old white house hands. they are ken duberstein, who was white house chief of staff in ronald reagan's second term. john podesta had the same job in bill clinton's second term. and cnn's david gergen advised those two presidents plus presidents nixon and ford. john, you...
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so this week was supposed to be about the fiscal cliff in washington. i get the sense this might be a distraction now. >> well, certainly a sex scandal really sucks up the oxygen of the news cycle no doubt. the white house has not commented, obviously, on the new development involving general allen. they don't tend to. these are personnel matters. but we will have the briefing today midday 12:30 eastern and jay karn ji goicarney is going questioned, no doubt. president obama kicks off a series of meetings to day. he is meeting with liberal and labor leaders tomorrow. he meets with business leaders. all of that ahead. a meeting with the top democrat and top republican from both the house and senate on friday. so he'll still be focused on that. but there is also this question of how, perhaps, this affects the president's afghanistan policy. general allen is set to depart as the top commander, top u.s. commander in afghanistan at a very critical time. president obama decides how to wind down the 68,000 american combat troops from afghanistan by the end of
so this week was supposed to be about the fiscal cliff in washington. i get the sense this might be a distraction now. >> well, certainly a sex scandal really sucks up the oxygen of the news cycle no doubt. the white house has not commented, obviously, on the new development involving general allen. they don't tend to. these are personnel matters. but we will have the briefing today midday 12:30 eastern and jay karn ji goicarney is going questioned, no doubt. president obama kicks off a...
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this idea that this is not fixed in washington, it's fixed outside of washington. it will get fixed in washington but there's a lot of pressure now on the next five weeks or so to really get this done. >> so we expect any real outcomes? >> no. this is a make nice, president obama has to work hard to not look like he's working against the business community and yet at the same time understand he's putting enough pressure on them. >> if you would like to see them put pressure on congress as well -- >> these are donors to campaigns in many cases and there's a big risk between the president and the chamber of commerce, the u.s. chamber of commerce. they are not invited to this meeting so the president is working around his fiercest critics in the business world. >> ali velshi, great to see you. >> thank you for being here. >>> 25 minutes after the hour. two four-star generals, twin sisters, 30-pages of e-mails. america's longest war, is something going on here? a confusing mess in one of the strangest scandals to hit washington in recent memory. all the new details and
this idea that this is not fixed in washington, it's fixed outside of washington. it will get fixed in washington but there's a lot of pressure now on the next five weeks or so to really get this done. >> so we expect any real outcomes? >> no. this is a make nice, president obama has to work hard to not look like he's working against the business community and yet at the same time understand he's putting enough pressure on them. >> if you would like to see them put pressure on...
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roland martin is going to join us, the host of washington watch with roland martin. he'll be with us in just a moment. and also joining us are congressman chaffetz, we'll be chatting with him about what is happening with our military. it's completely out of control. john berman sticks around with us, as well. let's talk about the new information in this scandal surrounding the cia chief david petraeus. we're learning that general john allen, the man who took over for petraeus as command of the u.s. naval forces in afghanistan is being investigated, as well, for alleged inappropriate communications with jill kelley. who is jill kelley? she is the woman who kicked off the original petraeus probe when she complained about hostile e-mails that she was getting from the person who turned out to be petraeus mistress. congressman chaffetz, so much to start with. let's begin with john allen. how much concern is there for you, he said that he has done nothing wrong. how much concern do you have with the fact that this investigation is widening? >> well, look, these are some of
roland martin is going to join us, the host of washington watch with roland martin. he'll be with us in just a moment. and also joining us are congressman chaffetz, we'll be chatting with him about what is happening with our military. it's completely out of control. john berman sticks around with us, as well. let's talk about the new information in this scandal surrounding the cia chief david petraeus. we're learning that general john allen, the man who took over for petraeus as command of the...
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>> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice started talking from her talking points, this included other information that wasn't exactly what the cia thought might be really going on. i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent or did they mislead congress, or did they just simply not know. probably it's a little bit of all three. >> let's turn to suzanne kelly. the fascinating thing again today was the senators allowed in to see this video, this closed circuit television video, that included very disturbing scenes of ambassador stevens' last moments. but also, it seemed to clarify, didn't it, exactly what was going on in the buildup to this attack. there was no obvious sign, according to the senators who have come out publicly after this, of any protest. >> yeah. that
>> yeah, you know, it's washington, isn't it. i mean, you know, the theory, what petraeus is expected to talk about is he had his talking points. he got them declassified, approved to go out there in public. when ambassador rice started talking from her talking points, this included other information that wasn't exactly what the cia thought might be really going on. i think some members of capitol hill have brought it down to this point, was the obama administration incredibly incompetent...
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and here in washington, rajiv chandrasekaran, senior correspondent and editor for "the washington post." rajiv, you've covered the war in afghanistan extensively. did you get invited on trips with david petraeus, how well did you know him and how well -- >> i covered him off and on first back in iraq when he was a division commander up in northern iraq and more recently when he was top commander of all u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan and in that later job i did travel around the country with him. he would give remarkable access to journalists. oftentimes it was under very strict ground rules that things were off the record but he did open himself up to press coverage because he thought it was important for the mission to get recognized out there, but also i believe because he also liked to see himself at the center of the coverage. >> so that remarkable access paid dividends for petraeus's image. would you say, would you argue with the notion that many of the jurmts who dealt with him, who know him, have tended to go easy on him on this unfortunate scandal? >> i think some have. ot
and here in washington, rajiv chandrasekaran, senior correspondent and editor for "the washington post." rajiv, you've covered the war in afghanistan extensively. did you get invited on trips with david petraeus, how well did you know him and how well -- >> i covered him off and on first back in iraq when he was a division commander up in northern iraq and more recently when he was top commander of all u.s. and nato forces in afghanistan and in that later job i did travel around...
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taxes automatically go up if washington does nothing. so he has extra motivation on his side to force a deal. maybe that number could change. >> if congress does nothing, taxes go up on everyone, not just the wealthy, middle class, everyone will see a hike in their taxes starting january 31st. >> it gives him more leverage. >> let's dig a little deeper into the negotiations. david frum is with us. listen to what was said this morning on cnn. >> there's a compromise to be made. maybe we don't get as much in spending restraint as the republicans want but raising taxes a little bit doesn't solve the problem of the massive spending problem that we have. >> so is there an opening here? am i hearing an opening from some of these republicans, these conservatives in terms of raising tax rates as the president is demanding? you heard bill crystal. what do you think? >> first, i have a feeling of unreality of this whole debate. 80% of americans pay more in payroll taxes than in income taxes. we have a payroll tax holiday that saves those people, s
taxes automatically go up if washington does nothing. so he has extra motivation on his side to force a deal. maybe that number could change. >> if congress does nothing, taxes go up on everyone, not just the wealthy, middle class, everyone will see a hike in their taxes starting january 31st. >> it gives him more leverage. >> let's dig a little deeper into the negotiations. david frum is with us. listen to what was said this morning on cnn. >> there's a compromise to be...
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washington state and colorado passing marijuana laws. there are still tough federal laws as i mention. who comes out on top here? >> at the end of the day do we treat marijuana like heroin under federal law or should it be taxed like in prohibition, the end of prohibition? ultimately, i think the decision is that congress is going to have to change the federal controlled substances act which again makes marijuana treated like heroin and say ultimately in an act of federalism, let the states decide. right now the federal government says it's unlawful. it's a federal crime. without congressional action, the prosecutions, i think, will continue and will ultimately look to congress to change the law to defer to the states. >> richard, what do you think? the enthusiasm is certainly here. the vote to legalize marijuana got more votes this week from state voters than voters gave barack obama. so people have a voice on this. what do you think about it? >> i think it gives new meaning to rocky mountain high. don't you think so? i know up in washi
washington state and colorado passing marijuana laws. there are still tough federal laws as i mention. who comes out on top here? >> at the end of the day do we treat marijuana like heroin under federal law or should it be taxed like in prohibition, the end of prohibition? ultimately, i think the decision is that congress is going to have to change the federal controlled substances act which again makes marijuana treated like heroin and say ultimately in an act of federalism, let the...
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it's twice as big as washington, d.c. under 2 million people there. they're predominantly palestinian and their economy is very bad, unemployment very high. globalfire.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. why is that? well, let's break it down a little bit. they have compulsory military service there, so they have a lot of troops ready at a moment's notice, 176,000 active troops. they could also draw up a half million from the reserves pretty easily, so that's a robust force out there. look at their attack units here. 3,000 tanks if you add in all the army personnel carriers and artillery units and mortars out there, you have 12,000 ground units here. that's an awful lot, and of course their air force is for m m formidable. about 800 air strikes. this is what they use to strike at gaza. if you look at hamas, in terms of what they officially have in uniform, police, whatever you want to call them, only about 12,500 and they have nothing like the weapons the israelis have. however -- big point here -- palestinian militant
it's twice as big as washington, d.c. under 2 million people there. they're predominantly palestinian and their economy is very bad, unemployment very high. globalfire.com has called israel the tenth most powerful military in the world. why is that? well, let's break it down a little bit. they have compulsory military service there, so they have a lot of troops ready at a moment's notice, 176,000 active troops. they could also draw up a half million from the reserves pretty easily, so that's a...